Murder of Angela Wrightson
Angela Wrightson | |
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Born |
Angela Wrightson 1974/75 |
Died |
December 2014 Hartlepool, County Durham |
Cause of death | Murder by beating with household objects inc. shovel, TV, coffee table, stick studded with screws |
Residence | Hartlepool, County Durham |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Murder victim |
Home town | Hartlepool, County Durham |
Angela Wrightson (1974/75 – 2014) was a woman who lived in Hartlepool, United Kingdom. She was murdered by two teenage girls who cannot be named for legal reasons, in her home[1] in December 2014.
Background
Wrightson lived on Stephen Street in Hartlepool. She was an alcoholic.
Murder
The second trial found that two girls, aged 13 and 14 at the time of the attack, murdered Wrightson in her home in a "sustained and brutal attack" on the night of 8 December 2014. She was found dead by her landlord the next morning.
Both girls were in the care system at the time.
Legal proceedings
The first trial was held in July 2015. However, due to widespread commentary on the case on social media networks including Facebook, the judge Henry Globe ordered that the trial be abandoned as the case could be prejudiced. This led to reporting restrictions under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
Between the first and second trials, media organisations challenged the reporting restrictions in the Court of Appeal.[2]
The second trial was held from February to April 2016 at Leeds Crown Court. Two teenage girls were convicted of the murder and sentenced to a minimum of 15 years imprisonment on 7 April.
Sentencing, the judge ruled that the anonymity of the two perpetrators should be maintained.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-35977100
- ↑ The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/05/angela-wrightson-two-teenage-girls-found-guilty
- ↑ Courts and Tribunals Judiciary https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sentence-f-d.pdf (PDF)
External links
- "Angela Wrightson murder trial reaction". BBC News Online Live reporting. 5 April 2016.
- "Angela Wrightson: Girls found guilty of murder". BBC News Online. 5 April 2016.
- Bethan Bell (5 April 2016). "Angela Wrightson: A chaotic life and brutal death". BBC News Online.
- Colin George (7 April 2016). "Angela Wrightson murder: How the media fought to report the case". BBC News Online.
- Rebecca Turner (7 April 2016). "Schoolgirl Killers Sentenced to 15 Years". BBC North East Live reporting.
- "Angela Wrightson murder: Girls given life terms for 'cowardly' killing". BBC News Online. 7 April 2016.
- Bethan Bell (7 April 2016). "Angela Wrightson killers: A friendship that ended in murder". BBC News Online.